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Thanks for that. The real problem is that it is futile to try to use rational arguments and reason with someone who is insane, irrational, or under the influence of some substance or mental disorder. One is talking to hear oneself talk. It was a foregone conclusion that anything Biden said was not going to have any effect except on those of us who live in the rational universe. CNN was criminally negligent in not requiring that any and all patently false statements and malicious attacks be followed with disclaimers, a recognition that they were undeserving of a response, and factual information correcting the record. It was not designed to be a debate with two debaters presenting arguments. It was set up so that Trump could ambush Biden, verbally assault him incessantly, and repeat over and over his pathological diatribes from his senseless rallies. Joe appeared to be sleep deprived and suffering from a cold and was probably inundated with information which he suddenly realized was all but irrelevant in that situation. I will add, as well, that when Thom was under the weather with COVID, he didn't do his show for two or three days. Biden showed up and gave it his best under the circumstances. Give the man a little slack.

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